Denmark vs Spain: Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems

Denmark
37.2 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
in 2025
Spain
38.54 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
in 2025
Denmark rank
13th
Spain rank
12th

Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems over time

  • Denmark
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 38.54 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents against 37.2 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark, a difference of 1.34 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Spain ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems
Unit
constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.